Board Thread:Pokémon Help/@comment-31398341-20171026040947/@comment-31398341-20171213061734

Hayds126 wrote: I think B rank is fair. Just wondering, does it work as swift swim special attacker? It’s special attack is lack lustre but it does get the benefit of rain boosting water moves. I think it has access to calm mind to boost special attack and special defence if needed.

Definitely not as good as water absorb but could it work?

Also when will the rest of the alolan Pokémon come? Sun and moon came out last year and loads of Pokémon like the tapu and UB are still not in game yet in the main story.

It’s also really unfortunate that so many competitive items and move tutors aren’t available. Hmm, seems interesting. While I want to compare Mantine with Ludicolo and Omastar as a Swift Swim SpAttacker, I wonder if Mantine's high SpDef will work well on rain team or not. Also, I'm not an expert in rain teams so I'm waiting for others' answers.